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Immune Responses After COVID-19 Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Recipients and Patients on Dialysis
firstwordpharma
June 10, 2021
A new study reveals the extent to which kidney transplant recipients and individuals with kidney failure who are on dialysis mount immune responses—which include the production of antibodies and the activation of T cells—to COVID-19 vaccination.
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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Similar for Dialysis, Nondialysis Patients
drugs
January 20, 2020
For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), survival outcomes are similar for those on maintenance dialysis and nondialysis patients, according to a study published online January in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Endovascular AVF for Dialysis Access Shows High Patency Rate
drugs
December 25, 2019
A proximal radial artery endovascular arteriovenous fistula to allow vascular access in patients who require hemodialysis remains highly functional at two years, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of Vascular Access.
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Treatment for dialysis patients with CKD anaemia approved in Japan
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 23, 2019
A treatment for anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease in dialysis patients has been approved in Japan.
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Expansion of Peritoneal Dialysis Feasible
drugs
September 12, 2019
Expansion of the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) is feasible, according to a study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Rates of Palliative Care Rising for Inpatients With ESKD on Dialysis
drugs
August 27, 2019
There was an increase in provision of palliative care for patients hospitalized between 2006 and 2014 with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring dialysis...
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Narrowing Seen in Racial/Ethnic Differences in Home Dialysis Use
drugs
July 19, 2019
Narrowing Seen in Racial/Ethnic Differences in Home Dialysis Use.
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Volume Overload Present in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
drugs
May 24, 2019
Volume Overload Present in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.
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Cancer Death Risk Up for Kidney Transplant, Dialysis Patients
drugs
February 15, 2019
Dialysis and kidney transplant patients have more than a 2.5-fold increased risk for cancer death, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology....
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Chinese heparin maker banned by EMA over contamination risks
fiercepharma
December 04, 2018
World regulators are cautious about crude heparin after China-made APIs were responsible for dozens of deaths in the U.S. more than a decade ago.